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noun
A part of a sugarhouse where molasses is drained from sugar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English purge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English purgery From purge + -ery.
